New Scapa Road (Land Near) (K-9), Kirkwall, Orkney
Refused on 7 July 2025
Council decision: Application RefusedPlanning committee
Proposal
Erect 66 houses and flats with air source heat pumps, create an access, construct a road, surface water drainage basin, and associated services, infrastructure and landscaping
- Received
- 15 April 2024
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 8
- Council
- Orkney Islands Council
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- ReceivedReceived15 Apr
- ValidatedValidated20 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date20 Oct
- DecidedDecided7 Jul
Decided in 382 days (council typically 91)
About this application
This is a full planning application at New Scapa Road (Land Near) (K-9), Kirkwall, Orkney. Orkney has handled 1,256 applications of this type. This one was decided in 448 days, 51 weeks longer than Orkney's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 61 applications across Kirkwall West & Orphir.
96% of full applications at Orkney Islands Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 13 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Planning Permission MAJ
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 66
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 June 2024
- Target decision date
- 20 October 2024
Applicant and agent
- Architect profile
- BRACEWELL STIRLING LIMITED
- Agent address
- 5 Ness bank Inverness United Kingdom IV2 4SF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 122 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 106
- Constraints
- 30
Site constraints
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Orkney
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